Ling Pengyun nodded lightly. "You have taken good care of this place. I see that your cultivation is also nearing the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment realm. Once I return to the clan, I will have them increase your salary by thirty percent."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged-looking Ling Lifeng was immediately overjoyed. He promptly thanked Ling Pengyun. "Thank you for your reward, Old Ancestor."
"You deserve it. Cultivate diligently." Ling Pengyun smiled.
Ling Lifeng was one of the talented younger members of the clan. He belonged to the same generation as Ling Wanhuan, Ling Pengyun's grandson who had gone to the Central Province Cultivation World to establish a branch of the White Ling Sect, and Ling Wanhui, the son of the clan's Grand Elder, Ling Chengyuan.
However, Ling Lifeng's cultivation progress was not particularly outstanding among his peers. What he truly excelled at was the path of spirit plants.
It was also through this path that, during the Qi Training Stage, he had stood alongside Ling Wanhuan and the others as one of the Ling Clan Sons, receiving the clan's focused cultivation.
And now, his attainments in spirit plants had likewise reached the Second Grade Middle Rank, just like his cultivation.
It was also worth mentioning that the cultivation technique he practiced was rather special. It was called the "White River Cloud Thunder Scripture," a water- and lightning-attribute technique.
However, it centered on water and used lightning as support. Thus, cultivators with water spiritual roots could practice it.
There was also an advantage to practicing this technique: all of its attached attacks carried lightning. Moreover, as it was a superior Golden Core Completion technique, several of the innate spells it contained were related to lightning, and all possessed immense power.
This meant that although Ling Lifeng's cultivation was not outstanding among